Sebastien Black
Helpful practical therapy for stress and relationships
About Sebastien
Sebastien Black works from a person-centred and practical approach. They blend acceptance-based and cognitive methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship or intimacy concerns. Sebastien uses clear, direct conversation and simple strategies so people can try things between sessions.
Sebastien has five years of clinical experience and holds the NCPS credential. They help people facing grief, trauma and abuse, sleeping problems, anger and compassion fatigue. Sebastien also supports those dealing with self-esteem, body image, career stress, ADHD and the fallout of separation and commitment difficulties.
Background and approach
In sessions Sebastien listens first and then helps people choose tools that fit their life. That might mean noticing unhelpful thoughts with cognitive techniques or practising acceptance and values-based action from ACT. They also draw on emotionally-focused ideas when intimacy or attachment issues are central.
Sessions tend to be practical and conversational. Sebastien works with people to set small, achievable goals and to try manageable changes between meetings. This makes therapy feel useful from early on rather than endlessly theoretical.
People who contact Sebastien can expect a thoughtful, down-to-earth approach. The aim is clearer perspective, better day-to-day coping and stronger connections with the things that matter. Sebastien offers help in English from the United Kingdom and does not take international clients.
What Sebastien works with
How Sebastien works
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Listed by Sebastien among the ways they work.
Listed by Sebastien among the ways they work.
Sessions & fees
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and take small, values-driven steps despite difficult thoughts or feelings. It is useful for anxiety, low mood and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting and changing unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviours to reduce distress and improve daily functioning. It often helps with sleeping problems, worry and mood management. Emotionally-Focused Therapy centres on emotions and attachment needs in relationships and can be useful when intimacy or communication problems are causing repeated conflict.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sebastien treats therapy as a collaborative process and will help clients try methods to see what fits best with their goals and preferences. Together they decide which techniques to keep, adapt or set aside as progress unfolds.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions suit people who need a shorter check-in or have lower bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for ongoing support, brief updates and moments when writing feels easier than speaking. These options help people fit therapy around work, caring responsibilities and day-to-day life while using the same therapeutic methods discussed above.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Narcissism
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Registered with
- NCPS
- Languages
- English
